Rainbow Bridge: The Voluntary Hardships of King Goujian [Level 3 - 750 Words]. ISBN: 9787513813235
Rainbow Bridge: The Voluntary Hardships of King Goujian [Level 3 - 750 Words]. ISBN: 9787513813235
Rainbow Bridge: The Voluntary Hardships of King Goujian [Level 3 - 750 Words]. ISBN: 9787513813235
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Rainbow Bridge: The Voluntary Hardships of King Goujian [Level 3 - 750 Words]. ISBN: 9787513813235
Rainbow Bridge: The Voluntary Hardships of King Goujian [Level 3 - 750 Words]. ISBN: 9787513813235
Rainbow Bridge: The Voluntary Hardships of King Goujian [Level 3 - 750 Words]. ISBN: 9787513813235
Rainbow Bridge: The Voluntary Hardships of King Goujian [Level 3 - 750 Words]. ISBN: 9787513813235
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Chinese Title: “彩虹桥”汉语分级读物：卧薪尝胆（3级：750词）
English Title: Rainbow Bridge Graded Chinese Reader: The Voluntary Hardships of King Goujian (Level 3 - 750 words)
ISBN-10: 7-51-381323-X, 751381323X
ISBN-13: 978-7-51-381323-5, 9787513813235
Series: Rainbow Bridge Graded Chinese Reader (彩虹桥汉语分级读物)
Level: Level 3 - 750 words (HSK 3, A2-B1)
Pages: 67
Binding: softcover
Shipping Weight: 170g
Size: 146mm x 210mm
Language: simplified Chinese, pinyin, English
Year of Publication: 2017
Publisher: Sinolingua (华语教学出版社)

Goujian, King of the State of Yue, forces himself to live in a humble woodshed. Before every meal, he tastes bile. Why does he treat himself so poorly? It’s a long story….
越王勾践强迫自己住在柴房里，每天吃饭之前还要尝一尝苦胆。他为什么要这样虐待自己呢？说来话长……

Rainbow Bridge Level 3 with a vocabulary of 750 words, equivalent to HSK 3 / A2-B1, new words do not make up more than 20% of the vocabulary. With online download of the corresponding MP3-files, the download URL is on our invoice.

Suitable for teaching and self-study. Each volume in the Rainbow Bridge series includes an introduction to the main characters in Chinese and English, new words with English explanations and example sentences, and an English translation of the story, in addition exercises and a vocabulary list help users to better read and understand the story and improve their Chinese reading skills. The exercises are presented mainly as questions that have different forms of moderate difficulty (with answer keys to the exercises).

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Rainbow Bridge: Four Ancient Beauties - Yang Guifei [Level 3 - 750 Words]. ISBN: 9787513813242
Imperial Consort Yang, one of the four ancient beauties of China, is adept at dancing and wins the heart of Li Longji, the longest reigning emperor of the Tang Dynasty. But the emperor’s favoritism towards her ultimately leads to her tragic demise....This enduring love story has been adapted into poems, dramas, and novels and is still told to this day...
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